Glendale AZ

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — The Peoria Unified School District governing board is meeting Thursday to discuss bringing in a third-party investigator amid allegations school officials knew about possible wrongdoing and failed to report the possible wrongdoing in a case where two teachers are accused of having sex with the same student.

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GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police are investigating a shooting that left one construction worker seriously injured and another detained at a West Valley jobsite late Thursday morning. Glendale police officers and fire crews responded to the area of 91st Avenue and Cardinals Way just before 10:30 a.m. The shooting...

Construction is underway, with a first-quarter 2027 opening expected

Tucked away on East Pierce Street in Phoenix, Welcome Diner is a tiny slice of Americana that feels frozen in the best possible way. Built around 1945, this pint-sized spot serves up comfort food with a Southern twist, all inside a snug retro setting that makes you feel like you just walked onto a classic movie set.

When Kahaone "Kaha" Kelau’s headaches escalated into seizures and strokes after he returned to Hawaii last year, his family went from doctor to doctor looking for answers. The eventual diagnosis was as rare as it was devastating: valley fever that had spread to his brain. The 21-year-old is now largely unable to speak or move, communicates with an eye-tracking device, and...

GOODYEAR, AZ — A firefighter was injured Thursday while battling a fire at a Harkins theater. At around noon, crews were called to a theater fire located near Bullard Avenue and McDowell Road in Goodyear. Firefighters located a fire within the wall of one of the theaters and were...

PHOENIX — A new report shows that eight Arizona hospitals are among hundreds nationwide facing potential closure or significant service reductions. The report from the nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen attributes the risk to a combination of thin profit margins and sweeping cuts to federal funding. Among the Arizona facilities that could be affected are Valleywise Health and HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center.

A lawsuit claims the Phoenix PD enforces a "de facto DUI quota," alleging officers worry they will face adverse employment consequences if they fail to generate enough arrests.

A state judge ruled this week that the Arizona Department of Water Resources illegally changed how it evaluates whether there’s enough groundwater to build new homes in parts of the Valley. The decision is a win for the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, which had sued. State law...